A family caregiver need not be an adult
What the document says“Section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii(5)) is amended by striking ``unpaid adult'' and inserting ``unpaid individual''.”
Subsection (a) of section 6506 amends the definition of family caregiver in section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act, striking unpaid adult and inserting unpaid individual.
What the document actually says“Section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii(5)) is amended by striking ``unpaid adult'' and inserting ``unpaid individual''.”
Cross out the words unpaid adult. Write in the words unpaid individual.
Some people who care for a sick family member are under 18. The old words left them out. The new words take them in.
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